triplo-
(trɪpləʊ)
before a vowel tripl-, combining form repr. Gr. τριπλόος, τριπλοῦς threefold, triple; occurring in a few rare scientific terms. (Cf. tripli-.) triploblastic (-ˈblæstɪk) a. Biol. [Gr. βλαστός germ], having three germinal layers (epiblast, mesoblast, and hypoblast: cf. blastoderm) in the embryo; belonging to the division Triploblastica, a synonym of Cœlomata, including the majority of animals; cf. diploblastic s.v. diplo-. triplo-caulescent (-kɔːˈlɛsənt), -caulous (-ˈkɔːləs) adjs., Bot. [L. caulis stem], having a tertiary system of axes or stem-branches. ‖ triˈplopia, anglicized ˈtriplopy, Path. [Gr. ὤψ eye: cf. diplopia], an affection of the eyes in which objects are seen triple.
| 1888 Cassell's Encycl. Dict., *Triploblastic. 1890 Billings Med. Dict., Triploblastic, having three germ-layers. |
| 1900 B. D. Jackson Gloss. Bot. Terms, *Triplo-caulescent..when a plant has a third (tertiary) system of axes. *Triplo-caulous..possessing ternary axes (Pax). |
| 1860 Mayne Expos. Lex., *Triplopia, a term for..disordered vision in which objects are tripled. 1903 F. W. H. Myers Hum. Personality I. 479 Cases, where ciliary spasm..led to..triplopia. |
| 1863 Atkinson tr. Ganot's Physics vii. vi. 463 A single eye may also be affected with *triplopy, but in this case the third image is exceedingly weak. |